Re: [time-nuts] Weather/units question for European members

2014-05-25 Thread Steve Byan
of the dangers of relying on closed-source programs for science and engineering; you can't tell what it's really calculating. It seems like what is the barometric pressure should be a simple question, but it turns out to be quite subtle. Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA

Re: [time-nuts] HP 4193A 4815A probe compatibility?

2013-10-17 Thread Steve Byan
On Oct 17, 2013, at 3:38 PM, Richard Karlquist rich...@karlquist.com wrote: If you are below 80 MHz, Linear Technologies makes a thermal power meter on a chip. Alas, the LT1088 is no longer made. http://www.linear.com/product/LT1088 Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com

Re: [time-nuts] Chinese Scopes

2012-04-16 Thread Steve Byan
in the way of counters. A bunch of Racal Dana something-or-others from one of the test equipment dealers, but that was about it, other than a non-working HP 5223L. Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA 01460 ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] LORAN-C at MIT

2012-04-15 Thread Steve Byan
a Julie Research Labs VDR-106 at the MITflea, so I guess I at least qualify as a volt-nut. I did spot the fellow with the leap-second T-shirt. Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA 01460 ___ time-nuts mailing list

Re: [time-nuts] Schematic capture, anyone?

2012-02-24 Thread Steve Byan
GUI frameworks that compile on the Mac: KiCad: http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page If you can stomach Xwindows applications, then there are many open-source applications such as the Chipmunk system: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~lazzaro/chipmunk/index.html Best regards, -Steve -- Steve

[time-nuts] looking for data on time code display

2011-12-11 Thread Steve Byan
they understand, I'd now like to restore them to operating condition. Anyone have any info or even speculation on these ? Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA 01460 ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] looking for data on time code display

2011-12-11 Thread Steve Byan
regards, Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA 01460 ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] looking for data on time code display

2011-12-11 Thread Steve Byan
On Dec 11, 2011, at 5:25 PM, J. Forster wrote: I think I've seen IRIG Time Code SW for the PC that uses a sound card, but I forget where. http://www.dolben.org/IRIG.php Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com Littleton, MA 01460

Re: [time-nuts] looking for data on time code display

2011-12-11 Thread Steve Byan
On Dec 11, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Jim Palfreyman wrote: Any chance of a photo? http://www.gull.us/misc/nixie/dlf-front.jpg It's not mine, but it looks the same except that the yellow sticker is on the side of mine rather than the front. Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb...@me.com

Re: [time-nuts] The future of UTC

2011-07-18 Thread Steve Byan
, figuring that if children have an extra hour of daylight, they'll collect more candy. In fact, they went so far during the 1985 hearings on Daylight Saving as to put candy pumpkins on the seat of every senator, hoping to win a little favor. Best regards, -Steve -- Steve Byan steveb